Documentary & Human Rights Spotlight: Switzerland’s Abolish Festival in Bern screened “Three Stolen Cameras” and “a Memory that Refuses to Surrender,” focusing on Sahrawi activists and journalists imprisoned in Moroccan jails, with Polisario and media representatives joining a Q&A. UN Accountability: The UN Committee Against Torture again found Morocco violating the rights of Sahrawi detainees linked to the 2010 Gdeim Izik camp protest, citing a consistent pattern of arbitrary arrests, solitary confinement, torture or ill-treatment, and coerced confessions. US Congress Pressure: Republican Senator Ted Cruz renewed calls to label the Polisario Front a terrorist organization, arguing alleged Iran ties threaten maritime security near Gibraltar. Corporate Ties to Occupation: Heidelberg Materials said it supplied cement and concrete for major infrastructure in occupied Western Sahara, including ports at El Aaiún and Dakhla Atlantique, raising fresh concerns about business support for Morocco’s control. Media Coverage in Europe: Slovenian TV aired a special interview with ISACOM president Aminatou Haidar, highlighting rights abuses and the case for self-determination. Regional Tensions & Mining: A Mauritanian miners’ coalition denied claims that Mauritanian prospectors were targeted in a Morocco-linked drone strike, saying reports misidentified the victims and could inflame relations.